Authors: Jess H. Lonner, Yale Fillingham, Hany Bedair
RECOMMENDATION: The levels of leukocyte count and neutrophil percentage in the synovial fluid drop as one moves further away from the index arthroplasty. The latter is the rationale behind using different thresholds for these parameters in the diagnosis of acute versus chronic periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs).
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Limited
DELEGATE VOTE: Agree: 90%, Disagree: 4%, Abstain: 6% (Super Majority, Strong Consensus)
